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It’s hard to believe, but big storms and hurricanes are caused by tiny particles moving around in the atmosphere.

In the wake of two hurricanes in the Turks and Caicos Islands, researchers document for the first time that catastrophic storms can be agents of natural selection, influencing how species evolve.

El Niño years put Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera on alert for destructive tropical storms and hurricanes.

Astrophysicists found out after the January 2014 solar flare that their predictions of solar weather were not very accurate. Here’s the fix (kind of).

January hurricanes are rare events, but two have already formed this month. Atmospheric scientist Adam Sobel explains the conditions that generated Pali and Alex.

Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study hurricanes explain why this happens and what’s changing.

A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on yet are being targeted for federal cuts.

How Zambian farmers won the right to pursue claims in UK courts – and why UK polluters should be worried

Universal flu vaccines have reached the stage where they are no longer just a ‘hopeful hypothesis’.

The science of red skies can also help us understand how stars form.